About this episode

Lawrence Lessig interviews Ron Fein about legal efforts to end SuperPACs and the potential success of Dinner Table Action v. Schneider.

On this episode, Lessig speaks with Ron Fein, the former Legal Director at Free Speech For People who now serves as Senior Legal Advisor for Democracy Forward. The two discuss the history of the various legal efforts to end SuperPACs and why Dinner Table Action v. Schneider has a strong chance of succeeding.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Lessig

Guest: Ron Fein

Topics covered

• SuperPACs
• legal efforts
• political action
• democracy
• campaign finance

Keywords

• SuperPACs
• legal director
• Free Speech For People
• Democracy Forward
• Dinner Table Action v. Schneider

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free Speech For People, Democracy Forward

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